In Japan, meanwhile, four-fifths of public companies meet on the same day each year, to limit the ability of shareholders who want to ask embarrassing questions to attend more than one such gathering.
On the other hand, one way to meet colleagues that are interested in similar research questions is to attend small, focused conferences where most other attendees are studying the same disease process.
These probing techniques require being able to elicit the right information, to drive the word flow, to choose between open or directive questions, and to attend to cues and explore the underlying experience.
Arthur attacked the question of whether to attend by constructing a simple model of the situation.
She did not want to question the direction to attend another centre because she didn't want to appear as though she did not care about her children.
Study participants who responded positively to this question were advised to attend their nearest local health facility or the study clinic for further assessment.
But Fedorcio wrote to the committee challenging Hayman's evidence: "I did not discuss with, or give advice to, Mr Hayman on any question relating to attending this dinner whilst the investigation was in progress … I did not have any conversation with Mr Hayman about phone hacking more generally at that time".
Western diplomats on Friday were beginning to wrestle with such gritty questions as whether to attend the opening of the Parliament if members insisted on convening Sunday without President Karzai.
Eventually Prichard wrote to Austin's tutor in Balliol (I'm not sure who that was), asking him to persuade Austin either not to ask so many questions, or not to attend at all.
All patients expressing an interest are contacted by telephone to allow them to ask questions, and invited to attend a screening visit at their GP practice.
